foreclose
v[I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (on sb/sth) (of a bank, etc that has lent money for a mortgage) take possession of the property of (sb), usu because repayments have not been made (指已放出抵押贷款的银行等)取得(某人)的财产(通常因未偿付贷款)
The bank foreclosed (on the mortgage). 该银行已取消(对该抵押品的)赎取权.
After her departure, Aunt Harriet discovered that there were piles of empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizes neatly stacked in what had once been Bessie's wardrobe.